How to Make a Contact Sheet in Photoshop

In this short tutorial, I’ll be showing you how to make a contact sheet in Photoshop. These can be useful to share photos with a client, or as a standalone design option for your next creative project! What You’ll Learn in This Tutorial on Making a Contact Sheet in Photoshop What is a contact sheet?… Continue reading How to Make a Contact Sheet in Photoshop

How to Export JPGs from Lightroom Classic

Perhaps the greatest joy of photography is sharing your work with others and showcasing your creations. The path to getting the image online, however, can be difficult. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to export web-ready images with the best results. The Compression Dance Whether your images are being loaded onto a website or… Continue reading How to Export JPGs from Lightroom Classic

How to Create a Preset in Lightroom Classic

Why should you re-invent the wheel with each photo you edit? The truth is, many images need the same adjustments. Especially if images are from the same shoot, you might want to use a preset: a set of common tweaks and tasks that you can apply to multiple images at once. Instead of pulling sliders… Continue reading How to Create a Preset in Lightroom Classic

How to Use the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom Classic

Lightroom is the most powerful tool for managing archives and editing photos by the hundred. However, many photographers still prefer Photoshop for the ability to edit small, local areas of the photo. Although Lightroom doesn’t have pixel level editing powers, its adjustment brush feature lets us apply edits to selected regions of photos. Today, I’ll… Continue reading How to Use the Adjustment Brush in Lightroom Classic

How to Convert Photos to Black and White With Lightroom Classic

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom makes it really easy to create strong black and white images. With control, however, comes complexity. In this screencast I show how to convert your photos using Lightroom’s powerful Black and White panel. This tutorial will show you everything you need to know to start using Lightroom to create awesome black and… Continue reading How to Convert Photos to Black and White With Lightroom Classic

How to Use Batch Processing in Lightroom Classic

You’ve just wrapped up that newest award winning photoshoot and you’re ready to process your images to get them looking their best. After copying your images you find that you’ve captured far more images than you realize, and you’re already feeling overwhelmed by the amount of editing you have on your plate. Have no fear! … Continue reading How to Use Batch Processing in Lightroom Classic

How to Sequence Photos in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (Make an Edit)

In our photo editing series we’re getting down to business and the heart of the editing process. In this tutorial you’ll learn how to review and select your best pictures, unlocking the hidden potential in your images. 1. The Photo Assembly Process The first part of photo editing is simply reviewing our images and getting… Continue reading How to Sequence Photos in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (Make an Edit)

How to Review a Photoshoot : Quick Intro to Digital Asset Management in Lightroom Classic

Last month, in “How to Edit and Assess Your Photographs,” Amy Touchette outlined her photo editing process. In this tutorial we take another look at photo editing principles and practices, but from a digital asset management perspective. You’ll learn how to plan your editing, use ratings, and harness the potential of subjectivity to keep your… Continue reading How to Review a Photoshoot : Quick Intro to Digital Asset Management in Lightroom Classic

The best Adorama Black Friday deals: Cameras, lenses, and more

Adorama Black Friday deals span just about every category. Abby Ferguson We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › There is truly no shortage of Adorama Black Friday deals available. And while you could sort through them to find what you are looking for,… Continue reading The best Adorama Black Friday deals: Cameras, lenses, and more

Get 20 percent off a year of Adobe Creative Cloud for Black Friday

Buy a year now and don’t think about it for a while. Adobe We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Adobe is the five million pound gorilla in the editing software world. The Creative Cloud suite of apps represents the industry standards for… Continue reading Get 20 percent off a year of Adobe Creative Cloud for Black Friday